Chakkala Nair
Chakkalans, also known as Vattakkatans, and Vaniyans is one of the intermediate subcastes[1] of the Nair community. They are distributed throughout Kerala. In Travancore, they are known as Chakkalans, while in Cochin and Malabar they are Vattakattans[2] and In the extreme north of Malabar they are called Vaniyan[3]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Malabar, Travancore. | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nairs |
Vattakatan Nairs are now indistinguishable from other nair subcastes through alliances with other Nair communities and is treated as part of the mainstream nair community by the government of kerala[4]
See also
References
- Pallichan and Vattakad were treated as an intermediate class of Shudras because there was neither inter-dining nor inter-marriage between the members of these subdivisions and the high caste Shudras-Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7. p. 19.
- Fuller, Christopher J. (1975). "The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste". Journal of Anthropological Research. 31 (4): 283–312. JSTOR 3629883.
- In the extreme north of Malabar they are called Vaniyan-MADRAS GOVERNMENT MUSEUM Bulletin, Vol. 11/, No. 3 AANTHROPOLOGY NAYARS OF MALABAR (WITH ELEVEN PLATES). http://www.e-books-chennaimuseum.tn.gov.in/chennaimuseum/images/books/madras%20government%20museum%20bulletin,%20vol.%20III,%20no.%203%20anthropology%20nayars%20of%20malabar%20with%20eleven%20plates.pdf. p. 203.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Kerala government official forward caste list
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